thatchとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Variant of thack, from 古期英語 þæc (“roof-covering”), from Proto-Germanic *þaką (“covering”), from (o-grade of) Proto-Indo-European *teg- (“cover”). Cognate with Icelandic þak, Dutch dak, German Dach, Norwegian and Swedish tak, Danish tag; and with Latin toga, Albanian thak (“awn, beard, pin, peg, tassel, fringe”), Lithuanian stogas (“roof”). See also English deech, deck.

名詞

thatch (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 thatches)

1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
3. A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.

同意語

• (Straw for covering roofs または stacks): haulm

語源 2

From Middle English thecchen, from 古期英語, þeċċan, þeċċean, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, German decken, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.

動詞

thatch (三人称単数 現在形 thatches, 現在分詞 thatching, 過去形および過去分詞形 thatched)

1. To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.

派生語

• bethatch

アナグラム

• hatcht